Some residents in Papine and surrounding communities in St. Andrew are now experiencing power outages as heavy rain and wind associated with Tropical Gustav affect the island. The heavy rains started at about 2:00 o’clock this afternoon.
All the business places in May Pen are closed with the exception of hardware stores and just a few wholesales, as persons are still in the preparation process for the storm. The weather is overcast but no rainfall or wind. There is still just a calm with persons waiting for the hurricane to hit or […]
The regular activities in Ocho Rios, St Ann did not depict what was expected of a parish where there are genuine concerns that heavy rains could seriously affect the tourism product. The capital was busy as usual with persons shopping and enjoying the hospitality of a city mired in tourism. Fern Gully, an area that […]
Over in Manchester there has been very little to report with the exception of persons flocking shops in anticipation of a long battle with the lingering, tropical storm, just off Jamaica’s coast. According to reports coming out of the parish, disaster coordinators and shelter managers are on high alert but the squalls of rain have […]
Due to the threat posed by Tropical Storm Gustav, all activities at the Mona Campus of The University of the West Indies will be suspended at 10 a.m. today, and the Campus will remain closed tomorrow in the event that Gustav hits Jamaica. Members of staff should ensure that their departments are secured. Essential services and […]
While heavy rains lashed St. Mary last night, the Parish Disaster Coordinator, Yolande Williams, said their has been very little in the way of damage to report. As of this morning, reports coming out of the parish are that rains have subsided, though the northeastern parish continues to be on the alert. So far the […]
Residents of Old Harbour Bay in St. Catherine, which was battered by hurricane Dean last year, are taking no chances with Gustav just off Jamaica’s eastern shores. In Station and Peter’s Lane, for instance, residents, use their backs, heads, handcarts, bicycles, motorcars, trucks, and motorcycles, were seen removing their personal possessions to safer ground. So […]
Tropical Storm Number Eight formed this morning over the central Caribbean Sea, south of Hispaniola. At 7.00 a.m. the centre of Tropical Depression Number Eight was located near latitude 19.8 degrees North and longitude 57.9 degrees West, or about 575 kilometres east- northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. The Depression is moving toward the west- […]
A Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch remain in effect for Jamaica, even as a weakened Tropical Storm Gustav moves closer to Jamaica. This means that hurricane conditions still pose a possible threat while tropical storm conditions are expected to affect Jamaica in 24 hours or less. At 4:00 p.m. the centre of Tropical […]
Ross Sheil, Online Editor The Gleaner hasn’t been the only media house or ‘citizen journalist’ blogging about Hurricane Dean. Not unlike us, someone identifying himself only as ‘Bob’, started his own Dean-dedicated blog. An attractively presented site, it needs updating since Friday – there was a hurricane! While Bob hasn’t kept tracking the storm HurricaneCancun is posting frequent updates as Dean heads towards […]
